Drums of the Desert (1927)
A big-scale outdoor melodrama-lavishly filmed to depict the mighty human drama of a dying race. 'Twill stir your blood to the quick if you like this kind of a show.
Gênero : Faroeste
Runtime : 1H 5M
Director : John Waters
Sinopse
John Curry is a friend of the Navajos who fails in his attempts to keep the white man from exploiting the tribe's secret altars. Realizing that there is oil to be found on the reservation, evil Will Newton gains entry to the area by posing as a trail guide for Elias Manton, an archeologist, and his daughter Mary.
O soldado Joe Enders é designado para proteger Ben Yahzee, um navajo que usa sua língua nativa como código, a nova arma secreta de fuzileiros navais. As ordens de Ender são para proteger o codificador, mas se Yahzee cair em mãos inimigas, ele deve proteger o código a qualquer preço. Quando sua captura é iminente na terrível Batalha de Saipan, Enders é forçado a fazer a difícil escolha entre proteger seu companheiro ou matá-lo para proteger o código.
Michael Reynolds é um oncologista rico que possui um carro esportivo de $175.000, uma casa multimilionária e uma carreira de sucesso. Brandon “Blue” Monroe é um paciente terminal que sequestra Reynolds. Os dois estão indo para uma área sagrada do povo Navajo, quando começam a ser perseguidos.
Um menino recém-chegado ao Novo México começa a trabalhar em uma reserva de búfalos para ganhar dinheiro e montar a sua bicicleta. Lá, além de quebrar barreiras culturais para fazer amizade com os moradores da reserva, terá que enfrentar o arruaceiro local em uma competição de mountain bike.
Up Heartbreak Hill chronicles the lives of three high school seniors living on the Navajo Nation and struggling to shape their identities as both Native American and modern American. They must decide whether to stay in their community - a place inextricably woven into the fiber of their beings - or leave in pursuit of educational and economic opportunities.
Estamos às vésperas da Guerra de Secessão, no Forte Union, território do Novo México. O tenente da União Jed Sayre, simpático à causa dos Navajos, luta para manter a paz entre brancos e índios. Mas o novo comandante, Capitão Lee Whitlock, pai da bela Marcy, acha que índio bom é índio morto. Escaramuças de ambos os lados sucedem-se num crescendo, com o renegado Menguito à frente dos nativos. As hostilidades são incentivadas pelo General Storey, cujo fim é fazer com que os soldados desertem em favor dos confederados.
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The Navajo Kid goes in search of the villains who murdered his foster-father and stole both ring and watch. The trail leads straight to Canyon City, Texas, and smooth cardsharp Honest John Grogan, who is in possession of both the stolen items. But Grogan has an ironclad alibi for the time of the murder, an alibi confirmed by none other than Sheriff Roy Landon.
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An L.A. cop tracks down a seemingly mystic murderer on an Indian reservation.
Ex-campeão de kick boxing se torna ajudante do Xerife em uma região desértica. Quando um violento chefe do crime começa a perturbar e ameaçar duas pessoas inocentes no local, ele tentará usar todas as suas forças para que o criminoso pague por seus erros.
Fred Martinez was a Navajo youth slain at the age of 16 by a man who bragged to his friends that he 'bug-smashed a fag'. But Fred was part of an honored Navajo tradition - the 'nadleeh', or 'two-spirit', who possesses a balance of masculine and feminine traits.
Em 2016, o cineasta e fotógrafo Pete McBride e o escritor Kevin Fedarko começaram uma jornada de 1207 quilômetros pelo Grand Canyon. Juntos, conseguiram um feito que muitos levaram décadas para completar e outros perderam as vidas tentando.
After a narrow win hands Tuba City High School their 19th state championship, second place finisher Chinle sets out to topple their rivals and finally claim victory for themselves.
This short film follows Tonisha, Toneil and their family as they reclaim their Navajo history and reconnect with ancestors within the canyon walls.
